Ethiopia vs World: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry

Ethiopia
887,278 number
in 2015
World
17.49 million number
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
1st
World rank
1st

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry over time

  • Ethiopia
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 17.49 million number against 887,278 number in Ethiopia, a difference of 16.60 million number.

That makes World's figure about 19.7 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 132 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia World Difference Ahead
2000s 1.20 million number 21.85 million number 20.65 million number World
2010s 1.06 million number 19.20 million number 18.14 million number World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry, Ethiopia or World?
World, at 17.49 million number against 887,278 number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry between Ethiopia and World?
16.60 million number, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and World?
8 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and World rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Ethiopia ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 132 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,348 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/